Sheaf-shocker.



W. H. PERRIN.

SHEAF SHOCKER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15. I913.

Patented Apr. 13, m5.

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W. H. PERRIN.

SHEAF SHOCKER.

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W. H. PERRIN.

SHEAF SHOCKER,

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15, 1913.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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W. H.. PERRIN.

SHEAF SHOCKER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV..I5. I913. hwfifillbm Patented; Apr.13,1915

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4 WILLIAM HUMPHRY PERRIN,

OF NEW LISKEARD, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR T0 PERRIN SHOCKEB MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED, OF NEW LISKEARD,

ONTARIO, CANADA.

SHEAF-SHOCKER.

Application filed November 15, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that T, WILLIAM HUMPHRY PERRIN, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of New Liskeard, in the Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheaf-Shockers, of which the following is the specification.

This invention relates to improvements in sheaf shockers of the type in which the sheaves are caught as they are dischargedfrom the binder on suitable hooks which rotate in a horizontal plane and are adapted to simultaneously discharge the sheaves in the form of a'shock.

The objects of the invention are to overcome certain defects encountered in the practical use of this type of machine, and in particular to provide for the effective formation of a core whereby flattening out of the shock as it falls will be prevented.

Further objects are to properly maintain different sheaves constituting the shock in their relative position whereby when dropped they will fall together in the manner best calculated to produce a firm and properly shaped shock.

Further objects are to assist in giving proper direction to the discharging sheaves to maintain the sheaves properly in position on the hooks until they are discharged. Further objects still are to generally simplify and improve the construction of the machine and to adapt the various working parts to better perform the functions required of them, and it consists essentially of the improved construction hereinafter described in detail in the accompanying specification and drawings.

Tn the drawings, Figure l is an elevation of the apparatus and a portion of the binder deck. Fig. 2 is a plan View. Fig. 3 is a detail in elevation. Fig. 41: is a cross section through the sheaf supporting elements. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail on the line 22, Fig. 8. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the underside of the. cam plate. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the top of the cam plate. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the center hook. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the driving gear. Fig. 10 is a sectional detail. Fig. 11 is a perspective detail.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 113, 1215.. Serial No. 801,163.

Referring to the the binder deck other mechanism usual manner.

B represents a shaft located above the b nder deck and extending in a stubbleward dlrection, being supported in a suitable sleeve C which in turn is supported by a suitable bracket D, the shaft B being driven in any suitableway from the binder.

Rigidly afliXed to the sleeve C is the cam plate E which in the embodiment illustrated is connected to the sleeve by staple bolts 10 and 11. The underside of this plate is provided with a circular cam path for a pin 13, being formed with a depressed lnclined portion 15 and a projecting portion 14 which operate in the manner hereinafter described. The plate E also supports a shaft or spindle F on which turns the driving gear G, the driving gear being driven from a suitable pinion 16 on the shaft B which meshes with an annular series of teeth 17 formed on the upper side of the gear.

The sheaf supporting members which are in the form of forks are carried by the gear G and in the embodiment illustrated comprise radial arms 18 pivotally secured to the gear G, the inner ends of which arms are adapted to engage with the projection 14, the outer ends supporting the dependent members 19 to the end of which the hooks 20 are attached, the dependent members19 being removable and the joint between the dependent members and the radial arms 18 being constructed as shown in detail in Fig. 5, the dependent members being substantially U-shaped and fitting over the radial arms, the two members being connected and held together by a suitable bolt 21.

' The hook members are pivoted at 22 to the dependent arms and are pivotally connected at 23 to operating rods 24:, the upper extremities of which operating rods are pivotally connected to the extremities of levers 25, which levers are fulcrumed intermediate of their length to depending arms 26 on the members 19, the opposite extremities of the levers being connected by links 27 to a star shaped connecting member 28 to which the rod 13 is connected, said connecting member being adapted to move vertically and ex tending about the shaft F. In a normal position of the fork members the member 28 will be in lowermost position.

drawings, A represents having the knotting and associated therewith in the It will be seen that when the member 28 is raised, through the end of the rod 13 entering the depressed portion 15, the member 28 will be allowed to rise under the weight of the sheaves on the hooks, and thereby all the hooks will be turned down to discharge the sheaves.

A center hook member 30 is provided to support the sheaf which forms the core of the shock, this member being pivoted on its inner side to a rod 31 secured to the member 28 and pivoted a distance toward the outer end to a rod 32 which is pivoted to a lug .33 on the gear G.

To properly hold the sheaves in their relative position, substantially. radially extending partition members M areprovided which may be conveniently made of canvas, which in the embodiment illustrated suitable guide 50, the free end ofthe rope being adapted to drag on the ground and having a suitable weight 36 connected thereto. 7

To further assist in positioning the sheaves a star wheel 0 is provided, supported from a dependent I bracket P connected to the sleeve C and so positioned that the points of the star wheel will be engaged and turned by the sheaves: as they are carried by the .members 19 whereby the star wheel willassist in forcing the sheaves into their proper position on the hook members.

: In order to give a proper direction to the discharge of the sheaves the compressor bar Q of the binder is modified by providing an extension 40 on the extremity thereof and also by providing'an arm 41 adapted to engage a stop 42 and limit the downward swinging of the compressor bar whereby the compressor bar will remain in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

V The operation of the invention may now be briefly described.-The sheaves coming from the binder mechanism are discharged to the binder deck in the usual way, thence they are passed to the compressor bar' and finally delivered to the hook members. Ihe first sheaf of the new shock is caught on the center hook member 30 and forms the core of the shock. The succeeding .sheaves are caught on the outer hook members 20 mounted on the members 19 which members are cam projection 14, the movement of the radial arm 18 being adjusted by means of the cam so that it causes the hook member 20 to extend beyond the sheaf just as the sheaf is being turned into a vertical posi tion, and the subsequent movement brought about by the sheaf striking on the canvas member and the instantaneous releasing of the arm 18 engages the hook member 20 with the sheaf.

By the time all the hook members have been filled the upper end of the pin 13 would have reached the inclined depression 15 and will move upwardly causing the hook members to turn downwardly and discharge their sheaves in the form of a shock. During this operation the flexible wire N retains the top of the shock in the proper position until finally discharged. Continued movement of the gear will restore the hook members to normal position.

For the sake of convenience the term hook member may be employed to include not only the hooks 20 but the entire peripherally arranged mechanism which includes the hooks 20, the rods 19 and 24, levers 25 and links 27.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a sheaf shocker and in combination, sheaf supporting mechanism located stubbleward of the binder deck comprising a plurality of hook members arranged in a circle, a center hook member, said center hook member being adapted to receive the first sheaf to form a core for the shock, and means for actuating the hook members to discharge the sheaves simultaneously.

2. In a sheaf shocker and in combination, sheaf supporting mechanism located stubbleward of the binder deck comprising a plurality of hook members arranged in a circle, a center hook member, said center hook member being adapted to receive the first sheaf to form a core for the shock, and means for actuating the hook members to discharge the sheaves simultaneously, and

canvas partitions extending substantially radially from each of the hook members.

3. In a sheaf shocker and in combination, sheaf supporting mechanism located stubbleward of the binder deck comprising a plurality of hook members arranged in a circle, a center hook member, said center hook member being adapted to receive the first sheaf to form a core for the shock, means for actuating the hook members to discharge the sheaves simultaneously, and canvas partitions extending substantially radially from each of the hook members, and rods supporting the inner ends of the partition members.

4. In a sheaf shocker and in combination,

7 a plurality of peripherally arranged hook members adapted to catch the sheaves as they are discharged from the binder, means for actuating the hook members to dis charge the sheaves and a flexible member below the lower extremities of the hook members and cooperating therewith, as and for the purpose specified. I

5. In a sheaf shocker and in combination, a plurality of peripherally arranged hook members adapted to catch the sheaves as they are discharged from the binder, means for actuating the hook members to discharge the sheaves and a flexible member connecting the lower extremities of the hook members, and having its free end lying on the ground and a weight connected to the free end of the flexible member.

Uopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the 6. In a sheaf shocker and in combination, a plurality of peripherally arranged hook members, means for revolving the hook members, means for actuating the same, and a star wheel pivotally supported outside of the path of said hook members and projecting into the path of said hook members so as to position sheaves carried by the hook members as they revolve.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence'of two witnesses. WILLIAM HUMPHRY PERRIN. Witnesses:

P. M. GARROW, M. MAI-IONEY.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C. 

